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The camera will not power up even though it has fresh batteries

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No pwer I am a high school photography teacher who inherited 20 Canon PowerShot S1 IS cameras (going on three years old). I noticed a few last year that didn't turn on even when brand new fresh batteries were put in. The battery chambers are clean with no apparent damage. I am now up to 8 cameras with this problem. They won't even power up when hooked up to the computer for downloading. i even changed the date/time battery just to see but didn't work. Any ideas?

Well with a clutch of cameras showing the same fault - together with other queries of a similar nature I suggest you contact Canon on an\015\012Educational level- for a bulk replacement deal.\015\012There are obviously showing a common manufacturin ...
Canon PowerShot S1 IS Digital Camera

Battery life When I first had this camera, about 3 years ago, the rechargeable batteries I bought seemed to last for ages. But more recently the "low battery warning" has been coming on very shortly after inserting freshly charged batteries. I have tried using ordinary batteries (high powered) but even with these I can only take a few pictures before the warning light comes on. Once the light is on, the camera goes dead after a few more pictures so it's not giving me a false "low battery" warnin

The rechargeables are only meant to last a couple years maximum (pretty good that you got three out of them). Also rechargeable NiMH's have approximately 5 times the power of standard alkaline batteries. Alkaline batteries should only be used in em ...
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I have a Fuji FinePix A345. It is out of warranty. I put freshly-charged batteries in, take one or two pics, then get a low batter-reading, followed by the camera shutting off power. I took batteries out, checked them on a battery tester, and they both still had a full charge (2500 mAh), but camera won't even turn on. I was just reading consumer reviews on the A345 advertising page. Apparently this model can be a real lemon. Anything I can do to fix the camera? Or do I just toss it and bu

The zoom lens on my A345 has been intermittently sticking for years. Finally it would only pop out about 5mm. I took my courage in my hands and put 1 drop of very light oil (sewing machine oil) on a cotton bud and wiped it over the visible parts of t ...
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Fresh, fully charged batteries last about 15 seconds in the camera, with the orange "low battery warning" flashing, then it shuts down and dies! The batteries still read 1.343 Volts. This camera had its power management circuit board replaced under warranty when it was 2 months old, and even so battery life has been dropping off, despite a whole range of new batteries being used.

I have Canon power shot S2 IS digital camera.I bought it around 2 years back.Now my camera is showing the sign of "change the batteries" even though the batteries are fully charged and the lens does not come out..When I tried the same batteries on other digicamera they are working fine. Very few times the camera starts working but after taking 2 or 3 pics the low battery sign appears on the screen.I use AA size NiMH Sony batteries. Can you let me know the solution to my issue.

I suggest replacing a fresh battery will most likely solve your prob, overtime rechargeable battery can drain easily, try changing with a new battery and see if it does work well, there might be insufficient current, thats why it tends to drop of vol ...
Canon PowerShot A540 Digital Camera

The batteries provide little to no power to my L20 camera. Even fresh lithium batteries will only allow a few pictures to be taken before the camera quits functioning. Regular AA and rechargeable AAs may allow a few pix before they too act dead. Testing these batteries shows full strength, Any ideas on how to fix? Thanks, Bernie Goode Savannah, GA

Hi,\015\012\015\012Change the batteries go with rechargeable, high-capacity NiMH batteries for regular shooting, but in case of an emergency you always carry a spare set of hybrid NiMH or disposable lithium batteries with you, in case th ...
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I have Canon EOS 300D digital Rebel. I have had intermittent problem with the camera display screen going blank even though I put a freshly charged battery in. Usually I can take a couple pictures then the camera becomes non-responsive with a blank display screen; if I pull the battery out and re-insert it, the camera will take a few more pictures before the same things happens.
Any suggestions?

Strange, intermittent problems with the EOS Digital Rebels can be caused by a defective shutter release switch. We charge about $85 to replace it. ...
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Power problem My camera is dead even though it has a fully charged battery inside. You slide the cover back and nothing happens. We tried a different fully charged battery and still nothing. Any ideas?
Have the Canon Powershot S30 since many years (some 6000 photos taken) but suddenly the camera is absolutely dead. The lens won't come out when sliding the lens door back, no pictures shown at the monitor when switching the viewing button to the right, no USB connection when connectiong to a P

No power I turned the camera on and the lens came out then the screen went blank. I thought the battery may be low even though it was recently charged, so I put it on the charger. The orange charge light did not come on. I removed the battery and checked it with a voltmeter and it was showing 8.4 volts. Everything points to a blown fuse or something like that. Is there a fuse in the camera?
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Neil Low

I just repaired my Canon G2 with no power symptoms. The lens did NOT come out. I replaced the internal PCB that you plug the AC adapter into. The part number off the board is:GCMK-M1X ...
Canon PowerShot G2 Digital Camera

Camera was working fine. replaced batteries, went thru the set up procedure everything fine. checked the camera a few days later, no pictures even though you could see fresh tracks in the snow in front of the camera. brought the camera in to see what was wrong. unable to get the set up screen or tones. is there some type of reset?????

Battery Problem My 18-month-old Canon A70 is giving "change the battery pack" message and turning off constantly, even though I have fully charged three different sets of new rechargeable batteries and rotate them as soon as the message comes on. Sometimes with this message I pull out one charged set and put the same back in, and it works fine for quite awhile, then repeats later. I imagine this is a problem in the camera battery power circuit or something. Never happens when plugged into the co

I figured out the problem. My AA battery recharger was not making good contact, so although it said the batteries were recharged, this was not the case. After fixing this and getting full recharges, the problem went away. ...
Canon PowerShot A70 Digital Camera

On my Fujifilm S3000 camera it eats batteries, and i mean "eats" brand new batteries last a day. Its like its using battery power even though its switched off. What do you think

There are different types of devices like these cameras and there are specified batteries that are advisable to be used for these devices.For example, the xbox 360 controller works with a lot of batteries but they are specified batteries that a ...
Fuji FinePix S3000 Digital Camera

Hello, I have a Kodak easy share z1275 and has worked well for me for almost 3 years. Used it last week with no problems, has never given me any problems. Suddenly on Saturday, I turn it on to take a picture, lens begins to retract and the camera shuts off, it appears that there is a power supply probelm. I changed batteries, even though the ones I had in it were recently installed, but went ahead and put in new ones, and it will not power on. The blue power indicator light begins to come on

I have a Finepix S7000. This camera has been great for the entire time I have had it. Suddenly a day ago, I turn it on and it pretends to "Boot" up....the display comes on with the "Finepix" graphic...the lens "Moves" into position....the "Green" power light on the right grip side come on, (and stays on)....then, Nothing. When I try to turn it off and restart...nothing. The camera will not even turn "off" unless I open the battery hatch, (I put a fresh set in). Please help...I love this camera.

Hello thomas... remove the new batteries and then use the eraser end of a pencil to clean the battery contacts within the battery compartment of the camera. remove all of the eraser debris. reinsert the new batteries and try it again.\015\012 ...
Fuji FinePix S7000 Digital Camera

When i was reformatting my sd card on my camera, it said card error and lost battery power even though they were new batteries and overheated. What do i do?

By overheated, I assume you mean the card?\015\012The card is faulty. Hopefully it has not damaged the camera. Something in the silicone chips in the card (the actual memory chips) has failed and short-circuited, drawing too much current from t ...
Olympus Camedia C-740 Ultra Zoom Digital Camera

On my general electric digital camera GE 7.0 A730, the power button indicator button on the side stays flashing even when you turn to a different setting and I've put in fresh batteries (twice) and the screen stays with th "GE Imagination at work " while the power indicator button is flashing (green) but everything is frozen , please assist there are some very valuable grandchildren pictures . A distraut grandmother.

Hi---our Digimax won't stay powered up, even with fresh batteries. When the power button is pushed, we get a green light for about two seconds, then camera shuts down. Any tips?

Your problem may be due to corrosion on the battery contacts inside the camera\015\012which can prevent the full power of the batteries from flowing into the\015\012camera. Try this free fix before you do anything else: remove the batteries and wip ...
Samsung Digimax A503 Digital Camera

My Fuji Finepix Z7 will not power on, even with a new battery. When I put it in the charger, it still won't power on, though if I press the button on the charger, the screen on the camera lights up.

I have a cannon power shot A580, about one month old and it keeps asking for the date and time everytime i switch it on, even though i have replaced the date battery and the camera batteries, and set the date and time in the menu time and time again!!! HELP

If you've replaced the date battery, then the camera is defective. Being only a month old, first recommend seeing if your retailer will exchange it. If not, Canon will fix for free under warranty. Call 1-800-OK-CANON. ...
Digital Cameras

I cannot even get my camera to work even though I just put fresh batteries into it. I have not used it for a while. What should I do?

Hi there,\012Well first of all you can try to clean the battery connections.... Note. Remove batteries if you are not planning to use the camera for a while because they can leak, especially the alkaline ones.If you forge ...
HP Photosmart M425 Digital Camera

My camera has fresh batteries but wont turn on and the lens is out even though the camera isn't on.

No Power Recharged batteries night before. Test Camera for batterie power, everything was working. Next day I went to use camera, and it is totally dead! I even went and bought brand new DBL A batteries to see if camera would boot, and it don't. I tested both boughten batteries and rechargable batteries with a tester, both type of batteries have plenty of power.

I am trying to to charge panasonic lumix dmc-zs5 camera battery with it. As soon as I plugged it in showed a red light (power) on the charger. Even after inserted the camera battery the the red light on the power remained but there was no light or indicator for charging. After an hour when I used it in my camera it still was not charged. I could not find any user manual on the net so don't really know how to charge my camera battery.

User manuals can be downloaded from the support section of the Panasonic website. ...
Digital Cameras

My Cannon G9 digital camera wont power up even though I have a fully charged battery?

This is usually from a loose screw inside the camera, a screw inside the camera can come loose and cause a short which is very common on the G9. If you go to: www.camerasandparts.com all they deal with is service for the Canon Powershots. They're g ...
Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera

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